and Captures in South Africa in 1905. 325 
Hurytela hiarbas, Dru., was present but not common ; 
of Byblia goctziws, Herbst, two were taken, one of them 
less “dry” than usual. Salamis anacardi, Linn., with its 
slow flight, looked strangely smaller than it is; it soon 
settled on a leaf and appears indeed to be a very sluggish 
insect. Two females of Mycalesis safitza, Hew., are 
recorded from the Bluff. 
By far the predominant butterfly was ZLelenois severina, 
Cram., which was very abundant; the males largely 
exceeded the females in numbers, but a good many of the 
latter were seen. ‘Though the very large majority were of 
the dry type, intermediate examples were also present. 
They appeared to be markedly gregarious, though this may 
have been due to the distribution of their favourite 
flowers. ‘Two pairs were observed im cop., in each case the 
female, hanging down impassive, was carried by the male. 
Of B. gidica, Godt., which was far less common, we took 
two males and three females. Most of this species were 
seen near the bottom of the path leading from the harbour 
up to the lighthouse. Of 5. thysa, Hopff., we took two 
males; when on the wing they were very like the male of 
Mylothris agathina, Cram., in flight and general aspect. 
Indeed even as seen in the net the Belenois so closely 
mimics the Mylothris that one of us though specially on 
the look-out was deceived, and this even when the two 
insects were taken the same morning. 
Pinacopteryx charina, Boisd., was decidedly common, 
but the sexes were very unequally distributed; we took 
17 males to 2 females. One male specimen had lost the 
anal angles of the hind-wings, probably from the bite of a 
lizard. Of Glutophrissa saba, Fabr.. a male was taken. 
The beautiful Hronia cleodora, Hiibn., was quite common ; 
we took 18 specimens which appear to be mostly males ; 
it flies fast. The Plate accompanying this paper gives a 
fair idea of the brilliance of the butterfly and the con- 
spicuous arrangement of its strongly contrasted colours, 
but it shows far more satisfactorily its cryptic coloration 
when resting, as it was several times observed by us, upon 
or close by yellow, blotched and perforated leaves of the 
u-Bomaan, as the Kaffirs call the shrub forming the bulk 
of the undergrowth on the Bluff. This plant, now known 
as Isoglossa woodit, Clarke [figured in J. Medley Wood’s 
“Natal Plants,’ vol. i, Plate XXII, under the name of 
Heternanthus origanoides, T.], belongs to the natural order 
